Gabrielle M’s Blog

As the summarizer I give a few main ideas and detalis to back up my main idea; to give a short summary about what we have read up to. In the book we left of where Mr.Frutz had recently died and the family went to go see his body. Once in the funeral home Mary Lou was feeling really bad for Mr. Frutz family, then Carl Ray started crying and Mary Lou was confused why he breaking down. Mary Lou thought to her self how Carl Ray barely knew Mr. Frutz; but she admited that she liked him at that moment for showing emotion over someone. After the funeral Tommy begins to ask Carl Ray where Mr. Frutz was going and if he was going to still go to heaven, and Carl Ray tells him yes.

1. Describe Beth Ann’s new behavior. How does Mary Lou feel about it?Beth Ann has changed from the beging of the book, Beth Ann has started to like Derek so much that she talks about him all the time. At the begining of the book Beth Ann diddnt seem to care about boys. Mary Lou doesnt like that her best friend has a boyfriend because all Beth Ann does is talk about him but she doesnt tell Mary Lou what she wants to hear about what they do together.

2. How does Mary Lou react when Mr. Frutz dies?

Mary Lou is suprised and sad about Mr. Frutz death, she feels this way because she diddnt think a man as healthy as himself would die without a warning and she felt really bad for the kids because they will never see their father again and Mrs. Frutz will never see her husband again. His death makes Mary Lou scared for her own parents because she doesn’t want to lose them.  

As the reflector for my group (5), I predict that I will be checking back to the book Absolutely Normal Chaos, to answer any questions are group may have, and to check are answers. I will also be able to show any ideas I get or connections I make from the book. I think are Literature groups are a good idea for reading because it will help us understand the book a little more,and it will also see other peoples point of veiw. This way we could possiably finish the book alot faster then we noramally can.